by Pele Escobar via Strategic-Culture
Excerpt
Now we come to the clincher. Trump personally destroyed the JCPOA – the Iran nuclear deal – brokered by the P5+1 (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany). Moscow – and Beijing – know perfectly well how this led to further destabilization of the whole of West Asia, in conjunction to the Trump-ordered assassination of Gen Soleimani, which started what I termed the Raging Twenties.
Last but not least, Trump brokered the bombastically-named “Deal of the Century”: the Abraham Accords, which if implemented will forever bury any possibility of an Israel/Palestine two-state solution.
The deal – which may be considered as nefarious as the 1917 Balfour declaration – may be in a coma. But MbS’s Whatsapp pal Jared Kushner is back, and will certainly renew the pressure. MbS still has not made up his mind when it comes to BRICS. Trump will go bonkers if MbS increasingly starts to navigate the petroyuan way.
All that brings us to a supremely nefarious character, Tony Soprano wannabe Mike Pompeo, who is a serious candidate to become head of the Pentagon. That would spell major trouble ahead. Pompeo was CIA director and Secretary of State under Trump 1.0. He is an uber-hawk on Russia, China and especially Iran.
Arguably the pressing question from now on is whether Trump – whose life was spared by God, in his own interpretation – does what is expected of him by his uber-wealthy donors, appoints Pompeo and similar gangsters for key posts, and invests on Israel’s war against Iran and the Axis of Resistance.
If that’s the case, he won’t have to worry about another failed sniper. But if he really tries to run his own independent game, there’s no question he will be a dead man walking.
So the whole Global Majority waits with bated breath. How will Trumpquake translate in the geopolitical MAGA sphere? Sure bets focus on extensive use of private military companies (PMCs) for foreign policy “missions” and selected, targeted military “interventions”. Targets could include any Global South player from Mexico (to “secure the border”) to Venezuela (the Monroe doctrine “securing the oil”), Yemen (to “secure the Red Sea”) and of course Iran (a massive bombing campaign to “secure Israel”).
In a nutshell: no new wars (as Trump promised), just a few targeted incursions. Plus Hybrid War on maximum overdrive. Brazil, watch out: Trumpquake will not tolerate a truly sovereign BRICS member increasing its Global South influence in the “Western Hemisphere”.
Fasten your seatbelts: whatever happens, Trumpquake is bound to be a bumpy ride.
It will take the US at least three years just to manufacture enough artillery to challenge Russia. From before the start of the SMO, Russia has and will still out produce the US with state of the art weapon systems and artillery 10 to 1. at a cost of 1/10th US cost.
“US weapons manufacturing is profit driven, Russian weapons manufacturing is purpose driven” Brian Berletic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crGM6-dsZ6o&t=7s
US weapon systems are mostly relics from WWII. The best the US has in its arsenal today to challenge Russia militarily is the Rapid Dragon palletized cruise missiles air dropped from C-130 cargo planes to try and overwhelm Russian defenses.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0jL1d7MscM
It will fail because Russia is ready for it and with advance military technology. The Russian S400, S450, S500, and S550 air defense systems will eliminate 90% of any US threat.
There is no real threat from the US against Russia, China, or Iran – militarily or economically. Trump will talk tough and try and negotiate a US position but it has little backbone or room to negotiate. Putin will never trust the US or Israel again but will negotiate on Ukraine but only on Russian terms. The US/Rockefeller Empire is falling as all Empires do and Trump can’t stop it. That does not mean the US will not try something stupid like attack Russian positions and interests as many Empire do on the way down.
Paul Smith
Spot on!
This is a deranged presetation of events.